--- title: "John George Edward Marck | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-george-edward-marck" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-08-03" --- # John George Edward Marck U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas - State: Texas - Role: Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - In 2026, he became the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas - Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Texas, 2021-2026; associate deputy criminal chief, 2025; first assistant U.S. attorney, 2025-2026; acting U.S. attorney, 2026 - In 2021, he joined the Southern District of Texas as an assistant United States attorney, later serving as associate deputy criminal chief in 2025 and first assistant United States attorney from 2025 to 2026 - Assistant district attorney, Bronx, New York, 2014-2021 - Special assistant district attorney, Brooklyn, New York, 2013 - Began his legal career as an assistant district attorney for both the Bronx County and Brooklyn District Attorney offices in New York City - His confirmation to the federal bench marks a significant step in his legal career, transitioning from Acting U.S. Attorney to a lifetime appointment as a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas ### Education - St. John's University School of Law in — J.D. (2013) - While attending law school, he held a position as a security guard with ABM Security Services from 2009 to 2013. - Brooklyn College in — B.A. (2009) - University of New York — B.A. (2009) ### Additional information - On April 1, 2026, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Marck to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. - His formal nomination was submitted on April 14, 2026, to fill the seat vacated by Judge Micaela Alvarez. - Marck had his Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on April 29, 2026, and the committee advanced his nomination on June 18, 2026, by a 12–10 party-line vote. - The full Senate invoked cloture on his nomination on June 24, 2026, and confirmed him the same day by a 52–45 vote. - John George Edward Marck was born in 1982 in West Islip, New York. - Currently awaiting his judicial commission. - John G.E. Marck has a career spanning local prosecution in New York to federal service in Texas. ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762135) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762135) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762135) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [Marck, John George Edward](https://www.fjc.gov/node/13762135) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-george-edward-marck", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/john-george-edward-marck", "name": "John George Edward Marck | KnowJudges", "description": "John George Edward Marck, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. 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Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.